Dear Michelle,
Referring back to the comments posted on May 2nd, a few more questions:
You said that “claustrophobic” is a term reviewers often use for women writers. Why do you think this is so? Does this have something to do with women traditionally having been limited to the domestic sphere and has this in some way resulted in a focus that’s narrower and deeper? Or is there no truth to the criticism? Do you feel that a number of reviewers are biased toward women writers?
And can you elaborate a little bit on what you mean by claustrophobic? Maybe give us some examples? Off the top of my head, I’m thinking someone like Carol Shields might be called claustrophobic, as opposed to a writer like Annie Proulx. Your thoughts?
Thanks!
Lynn
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